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Purpose of the Role
The HR Officer provides comprehensive HR support across the organisation, ensuring best practice and compliance with employment legislation. This role covers the full employee lifecycle, HR administration & HR system admin, policy implementation, and coordinating employee engagement initiatives, while contributing to long-term HR projects and organisational change.
Key Responsibilities
Employee Lifecycle Management
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Act as the first point of contact for employee queries and concerns.
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Coordinate recruitment processes, including building job packs, setting up roles on BrightHR, advertising vacancies, and supporting shortlisting.
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Schedule and coordinate interviews.
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Prepare employment contracts and issue HR letters (e.g., annual pay reviews, leave requests).
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Manage pre-employment checks and ensure new employees receive starter information.
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Plan and oversee induction for all new staff.
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Support probation reviews and oversee the bi-annual appraisal processes.
HR Administration
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Maintain accurate employee records in BrightHR and BrightSafe.
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Complete regular HR admin activities and manage queries from staff and managers.
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Track and report monthly staff absence data.
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Inform the payroll bureau of monthly changes affecting pay (salary/hour changes, joiner/leaver, bank account changes, maternity, sickness, etc.) and liaise with Finance to verify payroll.
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Ensure Data Protection procedures are followed for all HR records.
Policy & Compliance
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Support the implementation and periodic review of HR policies and procedures.
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Maintaining the policy register.
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Conduct regular audits to ensure compliance with employment legislation.
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Provide advice and guidance to managers and staff on HR policies and legal obligations.
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Ensuring DBS checks are carried out for colleagues having access to children’s data and visiting schools
Employee Engagement & Wellbeing
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Help coordinate the wellbeing committee.
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Promote staff benefits, including eye care vouchers, pension schemes, and electric car salary sacrifice.
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Manage the staff training programme in BrightHR and BrightSafe, ensuring completion of mandatory training and promoting non-mandatory development opportunities.
Projects & Organisational Development
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Lead and support HR projects to improve processes and systems.
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Assist with organisational change initiatives and contribute to HR strategy development.
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Support long-term projects such as benefits review and pension provider transition.
Offboarding
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Handle the leaver process, ensuring smooth offboarding and accurate record updates.
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Ensuring the exit interview is carried out, share with the line managers and ELT
Supporting ELT (approximately 5 hours per week)
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Coordinating multi-calendar meetings
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Analysis and research to support initiatives
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Coordinating projects
Skills & Experience
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CIPD Level 5 (preferred)
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Strong knowledge of HR best practices and employment legislation.
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Excellent organisational and communication skills.
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Ability to manage multiple priorities and work collaboratively with managers and staff.
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Knowledge and skills in managing an HR system.
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Experience in HR administration and employee relations.
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Ability to handle confidential information with discretion.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Open Age is seeking a Centre Coordinator who can demonstrate a passion for creating a welcoming and accessible space for older people at our dedicated Open Age centres. The person will thrive in a busy, multi-taskng environment and provide an efficient admin/IT support at the Reception, supporting volunteers who are in this role.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Actively Interviewing
This organisation is scheduling interviews as applications come in. They're ready to hire as soon as they find the right person. Don't miss your opportunity, apply now!
The Vacancy
Individual Giving Officer
Salary: £30,255 - £37,732
Location: Remote with regular travel to Downton / London for meetings.
Hours: Full time, 35 hours per week
Contract: Permanent position
We have an exciting opportunity for an Individual Giving Officer (Retention) to join the Commercial Directorate at Help for Heroes and play a key role in building long-term supporter relationships that help fund life-changing support for the Armed Forces community.
About the Role
As Individual Giving Officer (Retention), you’ll sit at the heart of how Help for Heroes builds long-term, sustainable income. You’ll lead the delivery of multi-channel retention campaigns and fundraising appeals that strengthen supporter relationships, increase lifetime value and ensure our supporters feel valued, informed and inspired to continue their support.
You’ll own retention activity across cash giving, lottery and regular giving - shaping campaigns from idea through to delivery, optimisation and evaluation. Using insight and performance data to continually refine supporter journeys, test new approaches and ensure every communication adds value to the supporter experience.
Working closely with the Individual Giving Officer (Acquisition), you’ll help create a seamless journey from first gift to long-term loyalty. You’ll collaborate with colleagues and external agencies to deliver high-quality, compliant campaigns that reflect the experiences of veterans and their families.
This role offers real autonomy, variety and influence, with your work directly contributing to a strong, engaged supporter base and long-term income growth.
About You
You care deeply about the supporter experience and understand that retention is built on trust, relevance and emotional connection.
You have experience delivering direct response fundraising or engagement campaigns and enjoy seeing how insight, data and creativity come together to drive results. You’re confident managing multiple campaigns, working with stakeholders and suppliers, and motivated by continuous improvement.
You’ll thrive in this role if you:
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Love building long-term supporter relationships
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Enjoy taking ownership and seeing campaigns through end to end
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Use insight and analysis to inform decisions and improve performance
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Are organised, detail-focused and calm under pressure
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Value collaboration and shared success
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Care about delivering work that is compliant, ethical and supporter-first
About the Team
You’ll join our Individual Giving team, committed to growing our supporter base and delivering meaningful, engaging experiences that inspire long-term support.
Working closely with colleagues across the organisation and external agencies, the team values innovation, learning and collaboration - always keeping supporters at the heart of what we do.
In return we can offer you:
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Belonging to a team who make a difference to our community and value equality, diversity and inclusion.
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29 days’ annual leave plus 8 bank holidays, regardless of service — plus your birthday off to celebrate!
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Opportunity to buy and sell up to 5 days annual leave per year.
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Added to our free health scheme from day one, including discounts on dental, opticians, massages, and more - with the option to upgrade.
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3 volunteer days per year to support the Help for Heroes community.
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A generous salary sacrifice pension scheme with an 8% employer contribution and a minimum 3% employee contribution, plus life insurance up to 4× salary as an active member.
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Discounts on our branded clothing, including a free Help for Heroes hoody when you complete your induction.
Closing date: 23rd January 2026
Please note: We may close this vacancy early should we receive a high volume of strong applications.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Battersea is entering an exciting phase of innovation and transformation as we continue into the second year of our new five-year strategy. Our fundraising team bridges the journey of the animals in our care with the wider public, demonstrating how their contributions enable us to support every dog and cat.
We currently have a permanent opportunity for someone to join us as a Direct Marketing Officer - Regular Giving (Lottery & Lead Generation).
As part of this role, you will manage and deliver a series of high standard direct marketing campaigns across our Regular Giving programme. You will be recruiting, retaining and upgrading regular donors to generate agreed income through a variety of direct marketing methods such as direct dialogue, DRTV, digital, and direct mail. You’ll also be encouraging regular monthly gifts or support via one of our main products such as general Regular Giving and Sponsorship, our Lottery, Value Exchange programme and other methods of committed giving as they arise.
What we can offer you:
In return for your commitment to our cause and to recognise the value of our employees, Battersea offers a range of benefits to support the wellbeing of our employees. These include:
- 28 days of annual leave (plus 8 days paid public holidays) per year.
- Discounted gym memberships and cycle to work schemes.
- Employee Assistance Programme and access to Wellbeing Resources.
- Generous pension contributions - up to 10% employer contribution.
- Free healthcare cash plan, where you can claim for a range of treatment including dental, optical, physiotherapy, chiropody and acupuncture every year.
- Annual interest-free season ticket loans.
We are also committed to providing learning and development to our employees. During your time with us, we provide support for your professional and career development, including access to digital and in-person training programmes, leadership and management training, mentoring and much more.
Our hybrid working model:
We operate a 50% onsite hybrid working model, with our office-based staff splitting their time between site based and home working. This enables our office-based staff to balance the benefits of home working with onsite collaboration and maintaining a connection to our cause.
Diversity and inclusion:
We are committed to providing a welcoming and inclusive experience for all staff, volunteers and trustees and those hoping to join us. We operate an anonymised shortlisting process and actively seek to ensure our process is fair and equitable for all.
We understand the value of diverse voices, perspectives, and experiences to help us deliver even more for our dogs and cats, and we welcome applicants from all sections of the community.
As a Disability Confident Committed Employer we will ask about any adjustments you may need at application and/or interview stage, and if you are offered a role with us, we’ll talk to you about any workplace adjustments you may need to help you perform at your best.
More about us:
At Battersea, we aim to never turn away a dog or cat in need of help. We give each one lots of love, expert care and get to know their characters and quirks so we can find them a new home that’s just right for them. Join us and help us be here for every dog and cat, wherever they are, for as long as they need us.
Acceptable use of AI:
At Battersea, we value expertise. We recognise each candidate that applies to us will have a range of expertise they can offer us, so we want to hear about this in your own words. We understand the support that generative artificial intelligence (AI) software can offer but it can also lead to numerous applications presenting as generic and impersonal. This makes it difficult to gain understanding of your unique experience.
To best showcase yourself, we encourage you to write your responses without the assistance of AI. If you require the use of AI software to aid in completing your application, we ask you use the generative responses as a prompt for writing your answers and avoid copying and pasting. You must also ensure the information presented in your application accurately reflects your experience.
Closing date: 11th January 2026
All applications must be submitted before the closing date advertised. We reserve the right to close the vacancy early if a high volume of applications is received.
Interview date(s): w/c 19th January 2026
For full details on the role, please download the recruitment pack.
Battersea is here for every dog and cat, and has been since 1860. We believe that every dog and cat deserves the best.



The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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This organisation is scheduling interviews as applications come in. They're ready to hire as soon as they find the right person. Don't miss your opportunity, apply now!
Start Date: Immediate Start
Deadline: Rolling – as soon as the position is filled
Join Citizens Advice Richmond as an Financial Resilience Navigator
Are you passionate about making a real difference in people’s lives? Do you thrive on working collaboratively to support those most in need? If so, we’d love to hear from you.
Following the successful launch of our innovative Financial Resilience Navigator project in April, we are seeking a dedicated Financial Navigator to join our established team. You will lead the way in providing vital support to vulnerable individuals and households across the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames.
You will serve as a single point of contact, assisting clients with welfare benefits, income maximization, debt management, housing, and related issues. This role emphasizes connection, compassion, and coordination, requiring collaboration with various organizations and council services to ensure comprehensive client support. Key responsibilities include client advocacy, community outreach, case management, and stakeholder collaboration.
For more information and how to apply please see the job pack on our website via the apply button.
Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion
We are committed to building a diverse and inclusive team that reflects the community we serve.
Charity People is delighted to be partnering with Maudsley Charity to recruit for their next Head of Development.
Job title: Head of Development
Salary: £57,000-£63,000
Location: Hybrid working with flexibility (Denmark Hill, Charity office and homeworking)
Reporting to: Director of Programmes
Contract: Full time, permanent (37.5 hours per week)
This is an exciting and impactful new income generating role where you'll have the opportunity to be part of Maudsley Charity's expert team leading innovative care and solutions for mental health at a time of urgent need.
About Maudsley Charity
Maudsley Charity advances and accelerates positive change in mental health care in south London and beyond. Collaborating with South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust, King's College London, and the King's Maudsley Partnership we create lasting change for people experiencing mental illness.
This is a transformative moment in Maudsley Charity's journey, and we're looking for an exceptional relationship fundraiser to join us and help grow collaborative income generation at a critical time for mental health. We are a grant-making charity with a proud history and a bold vision: to ensure that everyone who experiences mental illness, without exception, can access the care that's right for them.
The Role
Maudsley Charity is entering a new chapter of growth and renewal. We are now seeking a dynamic Head of Development to lead on identifying and building collaborative funding opportunities, to strengthen our work on community fundraising and with the potential to explore expansion in legacy giving.
As Head of Development, you will lead the charity's income generation strategy, focusing on collaborative funding opportunities and diversifying income streams. Reporting to the Director of Programmes and working closely with the Head of Communications, you will lead on income generation and development opportunities is support of our vision.
Key Responsibilities:
- Develop and deliver a strategy to grow our income through collaborative funding and partnerships.
- Build and maintain strong relationships with funders, stakeholders, and partners.
- Lead on securing significant grants from Trusts and Foundations for innovative projects.
- Oversee community fundraising activity and explore legacy giving initiatives.
- Manage a small in-house team and outsourced fundraising resources.
- Monitor and report on fundraising performance, ensuring compliance with regulations.
- Represent the charity externally and contribute to organisational strategy.
Is this role right for you?
- This is a strategic, relationship focused income generating role. You'll have previous fundraising leadership experience, and be confident in leading your own work and driving income growth through strategic development initiatives
- You have a proven track record of securing significant grants from Trusts and Foundations and know how to build strong, collaborative relationships with funders and partners
- You're looking for a senior role where you can make a tangible impact, lead on innovative funding strategies, and feel valued for your expertise
- You thrive in a dynamic and evolving environments, enjoy shaping and defining the role as the function grows, and bringing together internal teams to deliver ambitious partnership projects
- ?You enjoy working in multi-stakeholder settings, bringing structure from complexity, and creating clarity where processes are still emerging
- You're proactive and entrepreneurial, spotting opportunities for income generation and using creative approaches to maximise results
- You're confident managing budgets, resources, and teams in a fast-paced setting
- You demonstrate leadership qualities - whether through managing people, leading projects, or using initiative - and value collaboration and integrity
How to Apply
The application process is CV and answers to three qualifying questions.
For further details including the full candidate pack, and qualifying questions you will need to complete as part of a formal application, please send your up-to-date CV to Philippa at Charity People.
Key dates
Closing date: 5pm on Wednesday 21st January 2026
First round interviews: w/c 9th February 2026
Final interviews: w/c 16th February 2026
We want you to have every opportunity to demonstrate your skills, ability, and potential. Please let us know if you require any assistance or adjustment to help ensure the application process works for you.
Charity People is a forward-thinking, inclusive organisation that actively and deliberately promotes equity, diversity and inclusion. We know organisations thrive when inclusion is at the forefront. We evidence our commitment by matching charity needs with the skills and experience of candidates irrespective of background e.g. age, disability (including hidden disabilities), gender, gender identity or gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, or sexual orientation. We do this because we believe that greater diversity leads to greater results for the charities we work with.
In this role, you will work with the campaigns team and key partners to develop and execute powerful digital campaign and communication strategies for a new campaign on the energy system in Scotland. You will support a diverse network of organisations, constituencies and communities who are working towards shared goals. You will also help to create stories that platform the experience of communities and workers and elevate the urgency of building the energy system for the future.
Working closely with the Campaign and Movement Building Team on campaign direction and strategy, you will help us to define how we can best create maximum, sustainable impact.
This is an exciting opportunity to take a key role in driving a new campaign that pushes the Scottish Government to help create an energy system for Scotland that works for workers, communities, the Scottish public and the planet. You’ll be working with a team including external partners to convey a simple, powerful, united vision for the future of Scotland’s energy system that cuts through the noise and presents a more democratic energy system that brings tangible benefit to people’s lives, helping to support a network of unions, impacted communities and workers, climate groups and community groups powerful enough to hold the Scottish government to account, and creating public pressure on Scotland's politicians to take positive action on the future of Scotland’s energy system.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Projects Officer
We are seeking a proactive and organised Projects Officer to support the delivery of key projects and drive improvement across the organisation.
Position: Projects Officer
Salary: £32,022
Location: Hammersmith, West London with hybrid working, minimum two days per week in the office
Hours: Full time, 35 hours per week
Contract: Permanent
Closing date: Midnight on Wednesday 14th January 2026
About the role
You will coordinate and support the delivery of projects that contribute to organisational performance, compliance and service improvement. Working across multiple teams including development, property services, housing management, tenancy sustainment and corporate services, you will help ensure projects are delivered on time, within scope and within budget.
Key responsibilities include:
- Leading and coordinating cross departmental projects from initiation to completion
- Developing project plans, timelines, milestones and resources
- Monitoring risks and progress, escalating issues where required
- Facilitating project meetings and briefings
- Maintaining accurate documentation, reporting and records
- Supporting strong governance, assurance and regulatory compliance
- Building collaborative working relationships across teams and with external partners
About you
You will be an organised and analytical individual able to work confidently with stakeholders at all levels. You will be comfortable managing competing priorities in a fast paced environment and committed to delivering high quality outcomes.
Essential skills and experience include:
- Experience supporting or delivering projects in a multi departmental environment
- Strong organisational, planning and problem solving skills
- Ability to manage deadlines and competing priorities
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Proficiency in MS Office and project management tools
- Ability to develop strong working relationships
- Right to work in the UK
Desirable:
- Experience in social housing or a regulated sector
- Familiarity with PRINCE2, Agile or similar methodologies
- Awareness of housing regulation, building safety and resident engagement
About the Organisation
The organisation provides affordable, safe and good quality homes for single women across London, with almost 1000 properties and the largest sheltered housing provision for single women in Kensington and Chelsea. With a proud history dating back to 1920, the organisation is driven by strong values, a resident first approach and a commitment to championing women’s housing needs. These are exciting times, with over 160 new homes in development and a continued focus on delivering excellent services.
Other roles you may have experience of could include; Project Support Officer, Project Coordinator, Programme Assistant, Governance Officer, Service Improvement Officer, Business Support Officer, Compliance and Assurance Officer, Operations Project Coordinator, PMO Assistant. #INDNFP
PLEASE NOTE: This role is being advertised by NFP People on behalf of the organisation.
Individual Giving Officer
Home based, remote working
£27,000 - £29,000 pa plus excellent benefits (£16,200 - £17,400 pro rata)
21 hours per week
As Individual Giving Officer you will be responsible for supporting the Individual Giving team across retention and acquisition to raise unrestricted income from supporters.
You will:
1. With support from the Individual Giving Manager, lead on telephone fundraising campaigns.
2. Support the team with various CRM system processes and data admin.
3. Create purchase orders and invoices.
4. Help with scoping new acquisition opportunities like Lead Generation activity and overarching stewardship moments to improve supporter experience.
You will be a results oriented person with some experience of working in either a fundraising or in a direct marketing role. You have good time management skills and are able to manage multiple tasks simultaneously so that projects you are working on stay on track, and are delivered to a high standard. You will enjoy remote working and relish the opportunity to innovate, breaking new ground in your work.
No essential qualifications but a good standard of written English and attention to detail is a requirement.
We are RNID: the national charity supporting the 18 million people in the UK who are deaf, have hearing loss or tinnitus. Together, we will end the discrimination faced by our communities, help people hear better now and fund world-class research to restore hearing and silence tinnitus.
We work with our communities and partners across industry, government, charity, education and more to change life for the better.
RNID has a proud history and big ambitions. We’re focused on making the greatest impact possible across the whole of the UK. We champion the latest technology and the opportunities it brings. We also know the value of a friendly face in local communities to support people where they need it most.
We champion the value of difference and equality and celebrate our diverse and inclusive workforce. We actively encourage applications from eligible candidates from BAME backgrounds or who are deaf or hard of hearing. With almost 20% of our employees having a disability we proudly hold Disability Confident Leader status and guarantee an interview for disabled applicants meeting the minimum essential criteria.
Closing date: 11 January 2026
Interviews: w/c 19 January 2026
Supporting people who are deaf, have hearing loss or tinnitus
5Rights is seeking to recruit an exceptional, UK-based Policy and Public Affairs professional to take forward our ground-breaking digital policy and corporate accountability work.
About 5Rights
5Rights Foundation exists to ensure a digital world that will serve children and young people today and for future generations. We are a small team of senior professionals and experts delivering change in how the digital world works. We have shifted the narrative and the agenda through provocative comms campaigns (e.g. Twisted Toys), pioneering research (e.g. Pathways) and award-winning tools (e.g. Child Online Safety Toolkit). We continue to drive real-life change thanks to an outstanding track-record of delivering legislation (e.g. Californian Age Appropriate Design Code), policy and regulatory frameworks (e.g. UNCRC General comment No.25), and industry standards (e.g. IEEE 2089).
Role Purpose
We are seeking to recruit an ambitious and driven Public Affairs Officer to support the delivery of our advocacy strategy in the UK. Reporting to the Head of UK Affairs, you will play a vital role in analysing policy and political developments, crafting engaging briefings and reports, and nurturing relationships with essential stakeholders in civil society and politics.
Key Responsibilities
The core responsibilities and tasks are:
- To lead on analysis of UK policy and political developments and legislative and regulatory materials.
- To support on drafting briefings, position papers, consultation responses and reports in line with 5Rights positions.
- To support in building and maintaining relationships important to the UK team’s work with key partners, political stakeholders, and stakeholders in civil society and beyond, both individually and as part of coalitions.
- To support on briefing political stakeholders, senior colleagues, or external partners on 5Rights positions and take the lead on arranging events for a range of different audiences.
- To support with the organisation of the UK team, including arranging internal and external briefings, creating, and maintaining stakeholder lists, research depositories and other databases as are relevant.
- To support on creating content for social media and external channels.
Person specification
- You will have at least two years’ experience in a public affairs, UK parliament or other relevant role.
- You will have an understanding of the UK parliamentary system and an interest in UK politics.
- You will be a confident and clear communicator, both verbally and in writing.
- You will be well organised with the ability to manage competing tasks and projects at the same time.
- You will be looking to develop new skills and be comfortable working independently on certain projects.
- You will have a commitment to our values and mission.
- You will have an interest in children’s rights, the tech industry and digital services and products.
Practical details
Location: This is a remote-working position based in London, with access to a co-working office space two times per week.
Salary: £34,500 per annum. The final offer will depend on skills and experience.
Working hours: Full time (38 hours per week), with occasional accommodation necessary for work across time-zones.
Statutory pension contribution
25 days annual leave + 1/day per year worked
Work equipment including a laptop will be provided.
Starting date: ASAP, depending on notice period.
Reporting line: Head of UK Affairs, based in the UK
5Rights values diversity and we strongly encourage people from under-represented groups to apply for this role. We aim for our recruitment to be inclusive and equitable, and we strive to constantly learn and improve in this regard.
How to apply
Please send your CV and a brief cover letter via the link on our website by 11th January 2026. Please include where your heard about this role.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
In this role, you will work with the Communications Team and partners to help secure regular and high-profile media coverage that supports campaigning efforts in Scotland, with a strong focus on a new energy campaign. This is an exciting opportunity to take a key role in driving a new campaign that pushes the Scottish Government to help create an energy system for Scotland that works for workers, communities, the Scottish public and the planet. You’ll be working with a team including external partners to convey a simple, powerful, united vision for the future of Scotland’s energy system that cuts through the noise and presents a more democratic energy system that brings tangible benefit to people’s lives, helping to support a network of unions, impacted communities and workers, climate groups and community groups powerful enough to hold the Scottish government to account, and creating public pressure on Scotland's politicians to take positive action on the future of Scotland’s energy system.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Prospectus is pleased to be collaborating with a UK charity founded by families who lost loved ones to gambling-related suicide to recruit for a Head of Public Affairs, Policy and Advocacy to join them on permanent contract to start in 2026. The charity operates as a fully remote working organisation however there will be significant London and UK travel required as part of this role.
The Head of Public Affairs, Policy and Advocacy is responsible for the delivery of the charity’s public affairs and lived experience advocacy strategy. This role is the most senior operational position within a small advocacy function and is accountable for ensuring that agreed strategy is converted into effective, timely and impactful advocacy action by and in support of bereaved families.
The post holder will feed in to overall organisational strategy and will play a critical role in shaping delivery plans, prioritising activity, and personally undertaking significant advocacy work — including drafting letters, briefings, parliamentary questions and amendments, co-ordinating political engagement, and ensuring policy asks are actively advanced within Parliament, government and regulatory processes. The post holder will support and enable bereaved family members to engage in meeting with MPs and Peers and in provision of evidence to committees
The successful candidate will have significant experience in political advocacy or public affairs influencing, with a proven track record of responsibility for delivering policy and political outcomes. You will bring drive and passion to the role, with an empathy for people with lived experience. You will bring experience of hands-on policy delivery and a strong understanding of the UK political system, parliamentary processes and policy-making cycles. You will also have excellent written communication skills, with the ability to produce clear, persuasive and politically astute documents.
To apply please submit your CV and a two page supporting statement, preferably in Microsoft Word/PDF format. The statement should outline your motivation for joining the charity and why you feel you would be a good fit for this role. You should also demonstrate your experience and skillset with examples relating to the Person Specification section in the Job Pack. If you have any further questions or would like to know more about this opportunity please contact Steven Fraser from Prospectus.
As a specialist Recruitment Practice Prospectus are committed to building inclusive and diverse organisations, and welcome applications from all sections of the community. Prospectus invest in your journey as a candidate and are committed to supporting you in your application.
About Adolescent Health Study
The Adolescent Health Study (AHS) (Registered Charity Number 1213337) is an ambitious new UKRI-funded initiative to establish a prospective, longitudinal population study that will generate a globally leading open science data platform and research resource. AHS aims to recruit at least 100,000 young people from across the UK and to follow their mental and physical health and wellbeing over at least 10 years. It plans to collect data through questions and measures; to obtain bio-samples for a wide range of genomic and other high-throughput assays; and to capture linked data relevant to health and wellbeing from participants’ health, education and other administrative records. There will be a strong emphasis on engaging with and involving young people, schools, parents and other relevant stakeholders in the design and delivery of the study, as well as on including young people that represent as wide as possible a range of backgrounds, experiences and characteristics. AHS will focus on enabling a wide range of research, including studies of the critical biological and social developments that occur during the transition from childhood to adulthood and the determinants of both mental and physical health and wellbeing in adolescents and young adults.
Location: Remote working. Must be willing and able to travel to London, Edinburgh and elsewhere across the UK to support business need
Reporting to: AHS Chief Information and Technology Officer (to be appointed Spring 2026)
Hours of Work: FTE 37.5 hours per week
Purpose of the post
The Strategic Data Lead will play a critical role in managing the study’s data pipeline, devising and implementing strategies for the collection, management, storage, documentation and curation of complex participant data, and sharing data with research users. In particular, there will be a need for innovative, remote data collection methods that are acceptable to children and young people taking part in the study. The role holder will provide specialist advice, direction and input to the wider scientific team to maximise the potential of the study data and future proof the resource. They will drive forward innovative solutions which enable the long-term strategic vision for data management in the study.
Main responsibilities
Strategy
- Provide expert input into the design and delivery of the study before data collection begins, maximising data quality and efficient management from the start.
- Devise and implement a data management strategy, including appropriate data architecture, meta-data and data pipeline(s), to support the study’s aims and meet the needs of the research community.
- Consider the long-term strategy for data preservation and discoverability, to futureproof the resource and ensure maximal use.
Technology and innovation
- Identify and oversee the delivery of novel solutions for collection and management of complex health data, including transfer of data from specialist equipment and mobile technology, such as wearables or app-based data.
- Lead procurement activities, where required, to support the data management strategy, translating the needs of users into appropriate specifications and working with third parties to oversee delivery of solutions.
Risk management and compliance
- Oversee the development, management and continual improvement of all procedures used to process, manage and store data, ensuring that they are kept up to date and comply with relevant legislation and local guidelines.
Collaboration and Stakeholder Engagement
- Build relationships with other longitudinal population studies (LPS) in order to seek advice where appropriate and ensure sharing of best practise within the LPS community.
- Work closely with researchers, data scientists and national bodies, such as Population Research UK and the UK Longitudinal Linkage Collaboration, to support study objectives.
- Consult and co-operate with colleagues and stakeholders, including children and young people, to support the use of the study’s data for collaborative research purposes, identifying opportunities to maximise the potential of the data.
- Offer creative solutions to issues that arise, consulting with and influencing stakeholders with differing expectations, ensuring the impact of any change is communicated and understood by those involved.
Essential criteria:
- Proven track record of managing large and complex data sets within an academic, research or similar environment, including different types of data from multiple sources, including those with complex ethical and governance requirements.
- Thorough understanding of legislation regarding data management, confidentiality and security.
- Understanding of research governance.
- Demonstrable experience in developing and implementing a data management strategy.
- Experience of implementing current and developing technologies used for collecting, storing and accessing research data.
- Excellent organisational skills with the proven ability to manage multiple competing projects simultaneously to achieve deadlines.
- Educated to degree level in Computer Science or related discipline or equivalent experience.
- Proven innovation and pro-active problem-solving skills.
- Proven ability to influence and negotiate with different levels of staff and external contacts.
- Excellent communication with both internal and external stakeholders including the ability to communicate technically complex ideas at an appropriate level.
Desirable criteria:
- Proven skills in programming using various languages and technologies including understanding of data manipulation and statistical packages used to manage, manipulate and analyse data e.g. SQL, Python, R.
- Proven ability to effectively lead, direct and manage a team of technical staff.
- Experience of working with a longitudinal research study, or equivalent, at a senior level.
- Excellent presentation skills, with experience of presenting to diverse audiences.
Working Environment
- Full time role with flexible working arrangements.
- AHS is a national organisation, and our activities take place across the UK.
- Flexible working will be required across several geographical locations in the UK. Travel may be required to AHS locations, fieldwork sites and partner organisations.
- As a small charity, we offer a range of benefits, including enhanced sickness and family-friendly pay, additional annual leave, the opportunity to purchase up to five extra days’ holiday each leave year, a 10% employer pension contribution, and one paid volunteering day per year.
Application Process
This post is subject to receipt of satisfactory references and the post holder having the right to work in the UK (visa sponsorship is not available). Please apply online with a CV and a covering letter (of no more than two pages) explaining what you can bring to this role, and including your current salary.
The closing date for this position is EoD Sunday 25 January 2026.
Interviews are currently expected to be held during the week commencing 23 February or 02 March 2026.
Equal Opportunities Policy Statement
AHS is an equal opportunities employer, and as such aims to treat all employees, consultants and applicants fairly. AHS is an equal opportunities employer, and as such aims to treat all employees, consultants and applicants fairly. It is our policy to provide employment equality to all, irrespective of age, disability, gender identity or expression, marital or civil partnership status, pregnancy or maternity, race, religion or belief, sex, or sexual orientation.
Beyond these protected characteristics, we acknowledge the importance of socio-economic background, childcare and caring responsibilities, educational background, neurodiversity, and any other factors that shape an individual’s identity and opportunities. We strive to create an environment where all colleagues feel valued, supported, and able to contribute fully.
Values
It is an exciting time for the Adolescent Health Study (AHS) as we establish our senior leadership and delivery teams. As the senior executive team evolves, the AHS values will be grounded in inclusivity, integrity, accountability, and collaboration.
As a Financial Planning Analyst within our Financial Partnering, Planning & Analysis (FPP&A) team, you'll play a vital role in ensuring every pound at Alzheimer's Society is deployed where it creates the greatest impact. This role is about giving teams across the organisation the financial clarity and confidence they need to make decisions that change lives.
Working across Finance and with budget holders throughout the Society, you'll support strategically aligned, financially disciplined planning through dynamic budgeting, forecasting and management reporting. You'll be at the heart of our financial planning processes, transforming complex data into actionable insights that drive our mission forward.
Reporting to the Financial Planning Manager and line managing the Financial Planning Assistant, you'll collaborate with Finance Business Partners and colleagues across the Society to maintain a single point of truth. Providing the tools and insights that enable faster, better, more confident decisions in our fight against dementia.
About you
We're looking for a part-qualified or AAT Level 4 qualified accountant with hands-on experience working within a finance function. You'll have practical experience supporting budgeting and forecasting activities and thrive on turning financial data into meaningful stories that drive action.
You're passionate about leveraging technology to work smarter, not harder. Minimising manual processes, streamlining workflows, and continuously raising the bar on quality. You celebrate solutions and progress over activity, and you come alive when collaborating across teams to solve complex challenges.
You'll have
- Part-qualified accountancy qualification or AAT Level 4 (with support available for further training).
- Hands-on experience working within a finance function on budgeting, forecasting and financial planning activities.
- Advanced Excel skills with confidence building models, manipulating large datasets (like GL transaction listings), and creating reports that tell a clear story. Power Query knowledge and experience is a bonus.
- Strong track record producing compelling management reports in Excel and PowerPoint (Power BI experience is a bonus, or you're eager to learn).
- Proven ability to communicate with and influence colleagues across a large organisation, working seamlessly across team boundaries.
- Experience of managing and developing junior colleagues, supporting their learning, career development and performance.
What you'll focus on:
- Delivering end-to-end support for organisation-wide budgeting and forecasting processes.
- Creating engaging, user-friendly management account packs and reports that empower budget holders and business partners to make informed decisions.
- Line managing and developing the Financial Planning Assistant, building a culture where high-challenge meets high-support in an environment of continuous improvement.
- Being a champion for change, constantly improving processes, tools and products, using technology to eliminate manual work and create a truly streamlined, single source of truth.
- Building trusted relationships across Finance and the wider Society, becoming a go-to person for financial planning expertise.
- Supporting sophisticated financial modelling and analysis that shapes our budgeting and forecasting approach.
- Developing meaningful metrics and reporting that drive quality and performance improvements across the team.
Are you ready to bring your financial planning expertise to an organisation where every insight drives impact? Could you be the analytical thinker and collaborative problem-solver who helps us plan our way to a world where dementia no longer devastates lives?
Important Dates
- The deadline for applications is 23:59 on Sunday 11th January 2026.
- Interviews will begin week commencing 19th January 2026 and will take place virtually.
- There will be a pre-interview task to complete should you be invited to interview.
Please note: This post will be subject to a satisfactory Criminal Records Check, from either the Disclosure and Barring Service (England & Wales), Disclosure Scotland Check (Scotland) or AccessNI (Northern Ireland). If you require further information regarding Criminal Records Check, then please contact: [email protected].
About Alzheimer's Society
Dementia is the UK’s biggest killer. One in three people born in the UK today will develop dementia in their lifetime.
At Alzheimer’s Society, we’re the UK’s leading dementia charity and the only one to tackle all aspects of dementia by giving help and hope to people living with dementia today and in the future. We give vital support to people facing the most frightening times of their lives, while also funding groundbreaking research and campaigning to make dementia the priority it should be.
Together with our supporters, we’re working towards a world where dementia no longer devastates lives.
Our values make sure that our focus is clear for the challenges and opportunities ahead and remind us of what we all stand for.
Our commitment to Equity, Diversity, Inclusion & Belonging
We need to ensure the voices around our table better reflect and understand the communities we exist to serve. We strongly encourage individuals to apply who have a disability, impairment or health condition or individuals who identify as Black, Asian or from another minority ethnic background, as these groups are currently under-represented at Alzheimer's Society.
We want everyone we work with, as a colleague, volunteer, supporter, or someone we support, to feel included and that they belong at Alzheimer's Society.
Our Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Strategy here along with our internal employee forum and Employee Lived Experience network groups help us promote inclusion and belonging, becoming an engaged and inclusive organisation for all our people.
Our hiring process
During your recruitment process we want to make sure that you bring your whole self and can be at your best. We are working hard to ensure our recruitment process is as inclusive as possible, so please do inform us of your experience and anything you think we could do better by completing our candidate survey when you apply. Please also contact Alzheimer’s Society Talent Acquisition Team via [email protected] for application support or any adjustments you might need.
To ensure fairness and consistency to select the best candidate for this role, all our applications are anonymised up until an interview has been confirmed. We recognise the benefits of AI, but if you're considering using it to submit your application, we encourage you to reflect on the value it truly adds. AI tools often lack the personal touch and authenticity that set candidates apart. We want to hear your unique perspective, experiences, and skills, so we encourage you to showcase them in your own voice.
We try to avoid closing roles early where possible, however if we receive a high volume of applications, we may close earlier than the advertised closing date. Should this occur, we will aim to provide you with at least 48 hours' notice.
We are committed to safer recruitment and ensuring the welfare of those we work with, due to the nature of some of our roles, we might need to carry out a DBS check at the relevant level.
Giving back to you
Our employees work hard every day to make a true difference in people's lives. We are proud to support them with a range of benefits, recognition and many options for working agilely, all contributing to a strong work life balance. We also have various learning programmes to support you in your development and help you grow to realise your potential and shape a career with Alzheimer's Society.
You can also visit our Working for Us pages, which give you more information about what it’s like to be an employee at the Society.
Company Description
Catch22 exists to help build a society where everyone has a good place to live, good people around them, and a fulfilling purpose. We call these our '3Ps'.
We achieve this in two ways. First we improve lives on the frontline through delivery of public services. Secondly, we use our knowledge to change 'the system', to fix the complex web that can trap and disempower those it was set up to help. With the heart of a charity and the mindset of a business, we are uniquely placed to deliver on this challenging agenda.
The People Team work across the employee life cycle, providing advice, coaching and support, on recruitment and onboarding, engagement, performance management, talent development, pay and benefits, learning and development, employee relations, health and wellbeing, diversity and inclusion and day to day admin and transactional support.
Our people vision to make Catch22 a great place to work underpins our approach.
Job Description
As the People Partner for Catch22 you will provide a proactive and forward-thinking HR service to the business and operate as an internal consultant, influencing, identifying, and maximising opportunities to improve people capability and performance.
You will be responsible for supporting your business areas by providing specialist coaching, support and advice that enables our business development and senior management to effectively deliver their people and business plans.
You will be responsible for giving specialist HR advice in relation to all HR policies and procedures in accordance with best practice, current and proposed employment legislation and local arrangements and support delivery of the HR Strategy and evolving partnering model.
You will develop and maintain excellent working relationships across the People Team, the operational Hubs that you support as well as the rest of the business by offering challenging and influencing at senior manager level fostering a high performance culture.
You will support the business in key areas of employee relations, development, reward, engagement, and resourcing providing key business support to services nationally.
You will provide business support to nominated business areas and provide cover to other business areas as and when needed.
Please see the attached job descriptions for full details of the role: People Partner Job Description
Qualifications
English and Maths.
Level 7 CIPD or proven experience.
Comprehensive and up to date knowledge of employment law and HR best practice, and the practical implications for the management of the employment relationship.
Excellent and up to date knowledge of TUPE regulations, processes, risks and opportunities.
Awareness of current developments in the HR field.
Understanding of organisational development processes and interventions.
Awareness of Health & Safety practice as it relates to HR.
Additional information
Salary: Up to £50,000 FTE per annum dependent on experience
Contract: Full Time, 37 hours per week.
Location: Hybrid working, with travel to our Kent office once a week and our London office one a month. Travel to national sites is also occasionally required.
Benefits:
28 days annual leave + bank holidays, rising to 33 days with service.
Pension scheme with matching contributions of up to 4%
Discounted shopping opportunities
See the benefits of working for Catch22 here.
Unless otherwise stated, interviews will be arranged as suitable candidates are identified, so early application is strongly advised.
At Catch22 we value equality, diversity and inclusion. We are wholeheartedly committed to the principle of equality of opportunity, both as an employer and as a provider of services. Diversity and Inclusion is part of what we do every day, working to deliver our vision to build a strong society where everyone has good people around them, a purpose, and a good place to live.
Catch22 is committed to rigorous safeguarding and safer recruitment practices; ensuring that every individual within the organisation has been safely and appropriately checked.
Please note, we will conduct an online search as part of our due dilligence checks for successful candidate(s). This will involve a search of all publicly available information online and in social media.
Catch22’s Commitment to Ban the Box
Catch22 is proud to have “Banned the Box”. This means that we do not ask for candidates to disclose criminal convictions at the application stage. Instead, we invite disclosures at interview stage, and encourage them at the offer stage. Please see our statement of commitment on hiring people with convictions for more information.
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